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I'm certainly very influenced by what you would call 'contemporary headline horror,' stuff that is true crime or for one reason or another catches our attention in the media, those strange cases that we end up obsessing about. I'm always influenced by weird anecdotes and news.

~Dan Chaon

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The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment at virtually any page.

~Daniel Hannan

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Why should I ever get fed up talking about my father? He was a brilliant, colorful man who left us with thousands of memories. Most people remember his films, but I've got anecdotes and advice and episodes of real life tucked away inside my head.

~Danny Huston

Topics: About Advice Anecdotes Away Brilliant Colorful Episodes Ever Father Fed Fed Up Films Get Got He Head His Inside Left Life Man Memories Most People Real Real Life Remember Should Talking Thousands Tucked Up Us Who Why

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When I'm sat in the pub with my mates, they've got their stories: Richard and Tracy have split up, they went to Arsenal and this fight broke out... My anecdotes are like, 'I was in this bar, and Michelle Pfeiffer rang, and I had wax in my ear, so I couldn't hear what she was saying...'

~David Thewlis

Topics: Anecdotes Arsenal Bar Broke Ear Fight Got Had Hear Like Mates Michelle Out Pub Rang Richard Sat Saying She Split Stories Tracy Up Wax

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I was kind of reflecting on my life and certain experiences, and you know, when I'm teaching and coaching my partners on 'Dancing With the Stars,' I sort of use those stories and anecdotes to help them sort of overcome certain fears.

~Derek Hough

Topics: Anecdotes Certain Coaching Dancing Dancing With The Stars Experiences Fears Help Kind Know Life My Life Overcome Partners Reflecting Sort Stars Stories Teaching Them Those Use You

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In a faraway land called 'pre-2000,' what Earthlings now call blogging was called 'keeping a diary.' It's hard work to do well. I tried doing it in the early 1990s but had to stop because I no longer had a life - instead I had this thing that generated anecdotes to go into my diary. The diary took over and I had to stop.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: Anecdotes Because Blogging Call Diary Doing Early Early 1990S Faraway Go Had Hard Hard Work Instead Keeping Land Life Longer Now Over Stop Thing Took Tried Well Work I Tried 1990S

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I think in Russia, there's a lot of storytelling and anecdotes.

~Eugene Mirman

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